Angelcare Movement and Sound Monitor AC401

1. Baby Bargains

Review Credibility: Excellent The Baby Bargains book and website offer buyer's guides and ratings on a comprehensive selection of baby gear. The authors say they conduct hands-on testing and interviews with parents, manufacturers and retailers before reaching conclusions. Parents posting to Amazon.com say this is the best baby-gear book available, with plenty of current info and lots of attitude, including sections aimed at steering consumers away from unnecessary features. Baby Bargains offers a roundup of top audio and video based baby monitors and provides coverage of both specific baby monitors and overall brand performance, including Angelcare.

Review: Chapter 7, Monitors, Denise and Alan Fields, Version 9.1, 2012

2. BabyGearLab

Review Credibility: Excellent The Angelcare Deluxe Movement and Sound Monitor AC401 receives the Baby Gear Lab's editor's choice award due its performance on their 'gauntlet' of tests, including range, clarity, ease of use, features, and battery life. Review editor RJ Spurrier says the Angelcare is their best sound monitor and they like the movement feature despite controversy over its efficacy. The only serious complaint they have with this monitor is a somewhat more challenging setup and learning curve. However, they say that once you have learned to use the monitor and its features, operation is smooth.

Review: Angelcare Deluxe Movement and Sound Review, RJ Spurrier, April 9, 2012

3. U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Review Credibility: Excellent The FDA lists baby monitors as one of the baby products that are marketed for SIDS prevention. The FDA states that it has never cleared or approved a baby product to prevent or reduce the risk of SIDS, because the agency has not found any scientific proof that baby products, including monitors, can prevent or reduce the risk of SIDS.

Review: Medical Devices -- Baby Products with SIDS Prevention Claims, FDA Advisory Board, May 30, 2012

4. Babble.com

Review Credibility: Very Good The Angelcare Deluxe Movement and Sound AC401 Monitor is chosen as Best Multi-Tasking in Babble.com's 2012 roundup of best baby monitors. They say that this is a monitor that can do just about anything, and they were impressed with its performance both as a sound and movement monitor. They also note that the addition of audio capability makes it more versatile than other movement monitors.

Review: Babble Best 2012 -- Baby Monitors, Michelle Horton, Not dated

5. Babies 'R' Us

Review Credibility: Very Good The Angelcare Movement and Sound Monitor AC401 receives an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on more than 630 reviews. Overall, the Angelcare is described as reliable with a good range, great features and a clear signal. Many parents praise the peace of mind it gives them. It gets isolated criticism for a poor battery life and false alarms. A few customers also complain about the confusing setup of the sensor pad.

Review: Angelcare Deluxe Movement Monitor, Contributors to BabiesRUs.com, As of December2012

6. Amazon.com

Review Credibility: Very Good In more than 150 reviews, the AngelcareMovement and Sound Monitor AC401 receives an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. The majority of parents say it provides them with peace of mind, thanks to the reassurance the movement monitor gives them and the quality of the sound monitoring. Users say that the sound quality is very good, with few of the  interference or crackling issues that come up with other monitors.  Critics comment on the potential for false alarms, and some parents report difficulty getting the monitor set up.

Review: Angelcare Baby Movement and Sound Monitor, Contributors to Amazon.com, As of December 2012

7. Viewpoints.com

Review Credibility: Very Good More than 65 reviewers give the Angelcare Movement and Sound Monitor AC401 an overall rating of 89 out of a possible 100.  Parents say the Angelcare monitor offers peace of mind with good clear sound and little interference. The Angelcare monitor is also described as durable and portable. There are a few complaints of false alarms and feedback noise.

Review: Angelcare Deluxe Movement Monitor, Contributors to Viewpoints.com, As of December 2012

8. Target.com

Review Credibility: Very Good The Angelcare Movement and Sound Monitor AC401 garners an overall rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 based on more than 40 reviews.  Parents who describe themselves as worriers say that the Angelcare offers peace of mind. There are reports of false alarms -- although parents who may have otherwise been checking on their infant every five minutes don't seem bothered by this. Most parents say that the monitor's features work well, although there are isolated reports of malfunctions.

Review: Angelcare Deluxe Movement & Sound Monitor, Contributors to Target, As of December 2012

9. Bestcovery.com

Review Credibility: Fair The Bestcovery.com reviewer is a mom of two who says she's dedicated hours of research into products geared toward children and parents. She does not indicate what methodology she has based her reviews on, but it seems to be research rather than real-world use. She says -- in direct conflict with statements from scientific research organizations -- that the Angelcare Baby Monitor can prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). She recommends the Angelcare Movement and Sound Monitor AC401 for parents of premature and other vulnerable infants.

Review: Baby Monitors, Natasha Puryear, As of December 2012